Edna Mae

Martin

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Edna Mae Martin

May 03 1918 - Apr 23 2019

Edna Mae (Veasey) Martin of Plano, Texas passed away on April 23, 2019 at the age of 100.  She was born on May 3, 1918 to Alphonso and Mattie (Johnson) Veasey in Barnett, Georgia.  Edna married Jesse Martin in Detroit, Michigan. She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church in Detroit.  Edna lived in Detroit for over 50 years before moving to Texas in 1995.  She enjoyed puzzles and puzzle books; and reading anything she could.  She loved baseball and keeping up with her Detroit Tigers and later the Texas Rangers. 

Edna is survived by her sons, Joe Harris and wife, Mary of Atlanta, Georgia and Curtis J. “Butch” Martin and wife, Cynthia of Detroit, Michigan; daughter, Jessie Elaine Njoku of Plano, Texas; son-in-law, Gabriel “Bud” Njoku; and numerous other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alphonso and Matti Veasey; her husband, Jesse Martin; her daughter, Mildred Delores Martin; and her brothers and sisters.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas.  A reception will follow at 12:00 noon at Grace Outreach Center in the Administration Building Fireside Room across the street from the church, 3301 Preston Road, Plano, Texas 75093. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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